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Then how do we explain this? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/04/homebuyer-average-age-rises-to-56-amid-rising-homeownership-costs.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11
by xyzzy123 1y ago
Then how do we explain this? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/04/homebuyer-average-age-rises-to-56-amid-rising-homeownership-costs.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/04/homebuyer-average-age-rises-...
I feel like you are skipping over the part where people bid for houses, a process which advantages people with more access to capital in a fairly obvious way.
In risk terms the landlord is a better bet because they have collateral.
Landlords have assets they can leverage to acquire more property, while renters have to save deposits from income that's steadily eaten away by... rent...